La Palina Nicaragua Connecticut

La Palina Nicaragua Connecticut is one of two cigars the company makes in the Nicaraguan factory of AJ Fernandez Cigars, located in Esteli. This is the first collaboration between AJ Fernandez, a renowned master blender, and Bill Paley of La Palina cigars, but this is a partnership bonded by true passion for tobacco. The cigar was blended with a light brown Ecuadorean Connecticut wrapper and Nicaraguan binder and filler. La Palina Nicaragua Connecticut offers fans a new flavor that is rich and creamy, while keeping its commitment to great quality and craftsmanship.

Cigar Origin

Nicaragua

Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.

Strength

Medium

Wrapper Color

Natural

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.

Wrapper

Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Ecuador is the perfect place to grow wrappers, because it is located on the Equator! And it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the wrapper plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. This climate allows tobacco growers to grow Connecticut-seed wrapper in the shade without shade cloths, resulting in more economical wrapper.

Binder

Nicaragua

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together. Nicaraguan cigar binders are produced mainly in Esteli and Jalapa, both lands with volcanic soil and excellent climate for growing tobacco. Binders grown in Jalapa have sweet undertones. Corojo, Habana2000, Criollo, and Maduro binders are all produced in Nicaragua.

Filler

Nicaragua

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

This was my first La Palina, and right away I knew I found a "go to" cigar. The first few puff start a little on the mild side, but the cigar then develops to it's true strength, a nice medium one. The draw is excellent, just as the appearance.